Ati radeon 5870 third monitor

tagsilver

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I"m running dual XFX Radeon 5870 and wanting to connect a third monitor (Sony Bravia 40") to my system.
Presently I have 2 23" connected via DVI and wanting to connect the Sony via hdmi.

Everything works... Except that I need to disable my original secondary monitor so that the hdmi to the sony will work!

Any suggestions?
 

deathofzero

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You should have a DisplayPort output on the back of the card- Unfortunately, if you want to use a third monitor, you HAVE to use the DP or get a converter for it to HDMI, and it has to be an Active Converter, not just a regular converter. They can be a bit hard to come by and relatively expensive.